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Flash Flood Warning for Kent, DE; Caroline, MD; Queen Anne's, MD

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FFWPHI The National Weather Service in Mount Holly has issued a * Flash Flood Warning for... Southern Kent County in central Delaware... Northern Caroline County in eastern Maryland... Southeastern Queen Anne's County in northeastern Maryland... * Until 1100 PM EDT. * At 653 PM EDT, Doppler radar indicated...

What the bulletin says to do

Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood deaths occur in vehicles.

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Bulletin details

FFWPHI The National Weather Service in Mount Holly has issued a * Flash Flood Warning for... Southern Kent County in central Delaware... Northern Caroline County in eastern Maryland... Southeastern Queen Anne's County in northeastern Maryland... * Until 1100 PM EDT. * At 653 PM EDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing heavy rain across the warned area. Between 1.5 and 2.5 inches of rain have fallen. The expected rainfall rate is 1.5 to 2.5 inches in 1 hour. Additional rainfall amounts of 1 to 3 inches are possible in the warned area. Flash flooding is ongoing or expected to begin shortly. HAZARD...Life threatening flash flooding. Thunderstorms producing flash flooding. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Life threatening flash flooding of creeks and streams, urban areas, highways, streets and underpasses. * Some locations that will experience flash flooding include... Dover, Denton, Harrington, Camden, Greensboro, Oakland, Ridgely, Bowers, Goldsboro, Woodside and Viola.

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    Flash Flood Warning issued August 20 at 6:53PM EDT until August 20 at 11:00PM EDT by NWS Mount Holly NJ

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Publisher: Weather Alert Watch. Primary source: NWS Mount Holly NJ. This page reorganizes official fields and does not add a forecast or expand the affected area.

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